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Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
View of the trailhead.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
View to the south overlooking Anderson Road.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
Wildflowers blooming near the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
Wildflowers blooming near the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
Our Lord's candle blooming along the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
The trail isn't maintained very well.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
Wildflowers blooming near the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
View to the east from the summit, overlooking Interstate 8 and Viejas Casino.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
Unidentified species of lizard basking in the sunlight.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
These stones at the summit of Viejas Mountain once stood as a winter solstice marker constructed by Native Americans who lived in the area. In the 1970s, campers destroyed the site to construct windbreaks.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
View to the northwest from the summit.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
View to the southwest from the summit.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
View from the summit.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
Wildflowers blooming near the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
Wildflowers blooming near the trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
04/15/2018
View of Anderson Road on the return trip.